Kathmandu, April 10 -- Nepal has reduced maternal deaths by over 70 percent since 2000, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation.

The UN health body, in its report released on Tuesday, stated that currently 142 Nepali women die from maternity-related complications per 100,0000 live births.

A previous study carried out by the National Statistics Office in 2021 had shown 151 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

Similarly, neonatal mortality now stands at 16.6 per 1,000 live births, and the stillbirth rate has decreased to 13.5 per 1,000 births, according to the UN health body.

The Nepal Demographic and Health Survey-2022, carried out by the Ministry of Health and Population, showed that 21 neonates die per 1,000 li...